In his 882nd game as a manager, this was the first time that Guardiola saw his side both score and concede at least four in the same match.
Erling Haaland hit a brace while goals from Manuel Akanji and Rodrigo had City in the lead three times in the game.
Chelsea 4-4 City | Match report
However, Thiago Silva, Raheem Sterling, Nicolas Jackson and Cole Palmer scored to earn the hosts a draw on an incredible afternoon in west London.
This was only the fifth match in Premier League history to see as many as four equalising goals scored, after Everton v Leeds in October 1999, Charlton v West Ham in November 2001, Tottenham v Reading in December 2007, and Liverpool v Arsenal in April 2009.
Chelsea had 17 shots on the day, generating an xG of 2.96, while City had 15 shots with an xG of 2.9. The cumulative figure of 5.86 is the highest tally in the Premier League this season.
Remarkably given the end to end nature of the game, there was only one offside.
City had 54.8% of the possession and completed 460 passes while our opponents successfully attempted 363 passes.
Haaland again
Erling Haaland scored his first Premier League goals against Chelsea, meaning he has now netted against 19 of the 21 different clubs he has played against in the competition.
The only two sides yet to concede a Haaland goal in the Premier League are Brentford and Liverpool, with the striker having only played each once.
In all competitions, the Norwegian has scored 13 of the 15 penalties he has taken for City.
He now has 49 goals in 47 Premier League appearances and needs just one goal in his next 17 appearances to be the quickest player to 50. Andrew Cole currently holds that record, taking 65 matches to reach half a century.
In this game, he had a total of four shots and scored from two of them. The only one to miss the target was his attempted finish at the back post midway from a Phil Foden cross midway through the first half.
Rodrigoal
Rodrigo scored his third Premier League goal of the season, surpassing his tally last term.
Nine of his 17 Premier League goals have given City the lead in a game as his 86th minute strike did here.
The Spaniard stated he was keen to add more goals to his game after hitting the winner in the Champions League final and it appears he’s doing just that.
His deflected goal at Stamford Bridge was his only shot of the afternoon but he did spend a lot of time progressing the ball forward, completing seven passes into the final third.
Premier League stats so far this season
Erling Haaland remains the top scorer in the Premier League with 13 goals in 12 appearances. Liverpool’s Mo Salah is second with 10 strikes.
Jeremy Doku‘s five assists means he is joint-third in the division for that particular metric.
Ederson is one of five goalkeepers with four clean sheets so far. Sam Johnstone and Nick Pope lead the way with five each.
In total, we have scored a league-high 32 goals in our 12 matches. City’s 7,716 passes is the most in the league, with Brighton in second with 7,397.
